The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
A PEEPS SERMON.
The Earl OF Aberdeen Pleads to tho Young
Aen OF Snn Francis for Personal Purity.

From the san Francisco Caronfc'e
The announcement that the Earl Of Aber-
deem would deliver. an address to young men
attracted large gathering 10 tho hall OF tho
Association on Sutter street yesterday after
The was pack,d before 9 s
had. and hundreds Of people Were unable to
obtain footing on tho stairs leading to tho
hymes Gem q O. Toward I read sd ehapter from
the bible. and then introduced the Earl OF
"A man who is not gifted with natural elo-
the advantage Of thorough theological train
II he attempted anything in the way Of m i'm
pressivo address on an occasion OF this kind.
to I pan and styo Fhe
speaker then told Of tho history OF a mining
vast sunni Of had been
il was sppposed that a vein OF siIyeF;besrins
rock existed. Tho enterprise was finally aban-
lapse Of time another uhdertooE the work. and
Into the Hill when lie struck vein Of silver
It was that last y9rId that made the differ
ence, and the same difference exists n reiig,
Comfort and help Of Religion By not going far
enough. People often speak of carrying relie-
Ion too far. think when they speak OF going
tSns is to " asR esnl reson put rs
whether Christ Is your master. and whether all
u
ter3 This does not imply that a man is In
capacitated by religion from taking his proper
place in e quite the man may
porous. Influential Citizen and a leader
among men, and stu be q truly Christian
that nothing shall DO done contrary to His will.
NJ By h the
note OF his life. II this Is so. how natural It Is
that men should band themselves together, as
there Is peculiar responsibility attached to
men SO banded from the prominence they as;
wifi Men an S Scn IL sen S@ and
manner II Which Under GODS guidance. they hey
Another Characteristic of manliness is the
total absence OF mannerisms or affectations.
young man. 4 favorite suggestion OF the evil
ono Is that the man who PROCESSES Christianity
must be of rather q namby-pamhy order.
lief and mode OF expression Of what You think
Is II valuable characteristic. That Is one trait
GassS saSs ssea Il Moods .nd
in the business men and officials who have
been been H our eoEntsy Mar Many who went to
hs sys s'a % rS Srecap
ei sss aRas hat aSs s
neutrality-suspicious., and manliness, especially
ready hinted at q. the chief attribute q manIi-
plies high standard OF holiness; that is, re-
spoct for woman. Never be the means OF low
ering any one, especially a woman. no matter
how low she may be already. 4 would be an
speaking OF the giant obstacle TO rellgion-the
great temptation, not only to men In early life.
but, ! believe. all through life.
There Ia no reason why We should not speak
OF Ii, for In ninety nine cases out OF ono hun
dred this L. the giant trouble. Many young
men have felt that II 1t wore not for this
temptation they could he Christians to-mor-
row, but this temptation is too much for thom.
am afraid that It Is the commonest thing In
lie, when young men come to tho largo cities,
to moet persons who persuade them that young
mon should not be too straight-laced. They
say no need not go very far asrray. There Is
no reason why no should be man OF cXcesses.
but they talk OF u mans living AN absolutely
moral life as though It WAS on impohsibity. /
am sorry to say that some doctors oven talk
that way. but the best authorities say that
OF young mon that they should maintain their
purity. There Is NO form OF self-denlal which
moro surely brings its own reward. Even II q
nan doss not fan into excsss, how can man
not lat e b supposed that there q any aAsump-